初二关于旅游的英语作文带翻译【汇总20篇】
七夕,提起这个名字就会使人想到牛郎织女天河相会的故事。下面小编搜集了初二关于旅游的英语作文带翻译,希望对大家的写作有所帮助!
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1000高中英语作文:旅游
全文共 1247 字
+ 加入清单27th, September of every year is World Tourism Day.
Of course, it is to advocate people to travel often.
Nowadays, as people’s living standard improve, the number and frequency of people to travel is also increasing. Why? I think it may because of the advantage of travel. First of all, travel can make people relaxed. In today’s competitive society, everyone is under great stress.
They may be crazy if they are in that situation in the long term. Going travel, leaving all the troubles behind for a period of time, people will have a good rest and then fight again. Secondly, travel can broaden people’s vision.
People can learn more through what they see and hear.
This knowledge is good for them. Last but not least, travel can enlarge people’s social circle, because they can make new friends on the way of their trip. In conclusion, travel has so many advantages. It is no wonder that there is a World Tourism Day to encourage everyone to go travel.
每年的月二十七是世界旅游日。当然,这是为了提倡人们多旅游而设的。
如今,随着人们生活水平的提高,去旅游的人数和频率都随之增加了。为什么会这样呢?我觉得可能是因为旅游所拥有的优势。首先,旅游可以使人放松。
在当今竞争激烈的社会,每个人都承受着巨大的压力。长期处于这种状态下,他们可能会疯了。
去旅行,把所有的烦恼暂抛脑后,人们将会得到良好的休息,然后再奋斗。
其次,旅游能开阔人们的视野。人们可以通过他们的所见所闻而学习。这些知识对他们是有用的。最后但并非最不重要的,旅行可以扩大人们的社交圈,因为他们可以在旅途中结识新朋友。总之,旅行有很多优点。难怪会有世界旅游日来鼓励大家去旅行。
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篇1:英语封信带翻译
全文共 369 字
+ 加入清单I want to be a famous reporter when I grow up,because reporter is really
funny and can travel around world.
I feel like traveling to Hawaii,but it will need a lot of money,and if I
become a famous reporter I dont need a lot of money!
I really want to become a reporter,what do you think?
我长大想当一名记者,因为记者非常有趣并且能周游世界。
我想去夏威夷旅行,但是那将需要很多钱。如果我成为一个著名的记者,我就不需要花那么多钱了。
我真的想成为一名记者,你觉得呢?
篇2:女生自我介绍英语翻译
全文共 1249 字
+ 加入清单My name is Zheng, 9 years old this year, is a small girl, almost 1.4 meters tall, is a medium height, some yellow skin, is a native of Chinese. I was fat, on the big, round face, with two big eyes like grapes, the nose collapsed, and the mouth was small.
My personality is: considerate caring, generous, gentle personality perfectionism, rich imagination, sometimes very lively, with strong tolerance, sensitive love fantasy, not too confident, but dont be sentimental, reject, thought of two minds, very complex. But these are the students comments on me. I think my biggest problem is the love of two minds, take the last math exam for example: I had the score 100 points, because I be negligent, so a path of two minds, wrong, I will deduct 1 points, only 99 points, but I was careless, I think: anyway, I not like the 2 grade exam Eighty-nine points, on the line, I also got 10 points!
This is me. Do you think Im cute?
我叫郑好,今年9岁了,是个小女孩,身高差不多1.4米,是个中等个子,皮肤有些黄,是个地道的中国人。我胖胖的,在那又大又圆的脸上,镶着两颗葡萄似的大眼睛,鼻子是塌塌的,嘴巴小小的。
我的性格特征是:善解人意有同情心,很慷慨,完美主义,想象力丰富,个性温和也有时会很活泼,具超强的包容力,敏感爱幻想,不太有自信,不多愁但善感,三心二意,不善拒绝,思想很复杂。但这些都是同学们对我的评价。我觉得我最大的毛病就是爱三心二意,就拿上次数学考试来说吧:本来我该得满分100分的,就是因为我粗心大意,三心二意,错了那么一小道题,就扣了我1分,只得了99分,可我还是满不在乎的,我想:反正我没像2年级考试时得89分,就行了,我还进步了10分呢!
这就是我了,大家觉得我可爱吗?
篇3:八年级英语作文我的暑假带翻译
全文共 1354 字
+ 加入清单My summer vacation
This years summer vacation, I so happy.
The summer vacation, I at home carefree get boring, until one day, my dance teacher told me that we are still in perfect order, dance dance of the class is rhythm feeling worse, if good rhythm, can go to the match in a couple of months.
Once I listen to, the game soon, then looking for right away. Ah! Where there is a plate to exercise good rhythm?
"Ah," I sighed. Suddenly remind of a computer. Yi? The computer can play MP3, isnt it? Ha ha! Some I le. I immediately opened up the computer, listening to music. I have heard for three weeks, finally recognized the lasting appeal. Turned out to be "dong man dong man" "dong man dong man" every first "dong" is "a" first "man" is "2" the second "dong" is "three" the second "man" is the "four". Rhythm is "1234, 1234" repeatedly, but want to use English.
I believe that as long as we work hard and have good grades.
Happy summer vacation, happy summer vacation, summer vacation without anxiety.
我的暑假
今年的暑假,我过的特别开心。
暑假,我在家闲得无聊,直到有一天,我的舞蹈老师告诉我,我们这个班舞蹈跳的还是井井有条,就是节奏感差些,要是节奏感好,过几个月就可以去比赛了。
我一听,马上就要比赛了,便马上到处找起来。啊!哪里有碟子让了锻炼好节奏感啊?
"哎"我叹了口气.突然想起电脑.咦?电脑不是可以播放MP3吗?呵呵!有的我乐了。我立即把电脑开起来,听曲子。我听了整整三个礼拜,终于听出了里面的韵味。原来是"咚哒哒咚哒哒""咚哒哒咚哒哒"每第一个"咚"就是"一"第一个"哒哒"就是"二"第二个"咚"就是"三"第二个"哒哒"就是"四"。节奏就是"一二三四,一二三四"重复不停的念,不过要用英文。
我相信,只要我们努力比拼,就一定会有好成绩的。
开心的暑假,快乐的暑假,没有忧虑的暑假。
篇4:英语劳动节旅游生活
全文共 474 字
+ 加入清单Last week I went to mount emei in sichuan province with my family. early in the morning, we took a taxi to beijing west railway station. the station was very lively.
Half an hour later, we got on the train. on the train, we had a lot of fun. after 26 hours, we reached sichuan. there, we took many photos and had a goodtime. 5 days later, we came back to the beijing. even though my travel seemed really short, but my memory of the pleasant trip will last long.
篇5:英语日记带翻译
全文共 389 字
+ 加入清单July 10
I am planning to spend my summer holiday on sports this year. Playing
basketball is always my favourite, so some of my classmates and I will form a
small team and play basketball together. Sometimes we may have a match against
some other teams and I do enjoy the sense when we win the game.
参考译文
我打算今年暑假我要好好的运动。打篮球一直是我最喜欢的,所以我的一些同学和我将组建一个小团队,一起打篮球。有时,我们回合其他的对于进行对抗比赛,当我们赢得球赛的时候,我很享受这种感觉。
篇6:初三英语日记带翻译范本
全文共 524 字
+ 加入清单July 13 2014
It was the first day of our summer holiday. All of us were very happy. Why? Because we have one months to do things we love to do. We are free. Although we have some homework. But we can finish them in several days. And the rest time we can make good use of. My god! We have been very tired after hard studying. In summer holidays, I will have a good rest.
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2014年7月13日
这是我们的暑季假期的第一天。我们大家都非常高兴。为什么呢?因为我们有一个月做我们爱做的事情。我们是自由的。虽然我们有一些功课。但我们可以在数天内完成。和休息时间,我们可以好好利用。我的上帝!我们一直很疲倦经过艰难学习。在冬季假期,我将有一个良好的休息时间。
篇7:封信英语翻译
全文共 2748 字
+ 加入清单Flowers in full bloom in this, green grass of early summer, we have ushered
in a grand festival of Children - June 1 International Childrens Day, I am very
honored to share with the children together in this beautiful holiday. On that
occasion, I would like to let me to all children, young pioneers holiday to
extend my sincere regards to the hard work, dedicated gardener to cultivate the
flowers of the motherland who pay tribute! Soon to be here today in recognition
of the advanced collectives and advanced individuals express warm
congratulations!
Pioneers, the children, we are now in a hopeful new era of challenges, you
are lucky enough to live in a state of concern about the survival of students,
teachers and students in the pursuit of maximum growth to meet the needs of
schools; so one "give students the best childhood, most give a solid start in
life "as the core concept of school, portrait of creating" education "brand
School; an" education and scientific research as the guide to the experimental
school in English at the core characteristics Yucai School to serve the
community for the meaning of new schools "; so ones own ideas and practice,
practice, together with the parents," Our children, our schools, our joint
efforts, "the slogan of the school co-operation of schools, the school
environment of your grace, your skilled teachers , School of your high-quality
education and teaching has been very successful, you just give your School
School Award is fully endorsed.
Pioneers, the children, you are lucky generation, the generation is
shouldering the burden. There is an old statement: journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step. Youth are the beginning of a better life, clarity of
vision, bred here, noble sentiments here at initiation, the habits of good form
here, life here at the foundation of the glory and prosperity at the bright
future of our calls. We must strive to improve their own quality of life in the
new starting point, the momentum to become the new century, the need for
construction of the homeland of the wood-Dong Liang. At the same time, teachers
also hope that our附小his utmost to achieve a greater honor.
在这鲜花烂漫,绿草如茵的初夏时节,我们迎来了孩子们的盛大节日——六一国际儿童节,我非常荣幸地与小朋友们一起共度这美好的节日。值此机会,谨让我向全体小朋友、少先队员们致以诚挚的节日问候,并向辛勤耕耘、呕心沥血培育祖国花朵的园丁们致以崇高的敬意!向今天即将受到表彰的先进个人和先进集体表示热烈的祝贺!
少先队员、小朋友们,我们正处于一个充满希望的挑战的新时代,你们幸运地生活在一所关注师生生存状态,追求最大限度满足师生成长需要的学校;一所以"
给学生最美好的童年,给人生最坚实的起步"为核心办学理念,倾情打造"附小教育"品牌的学校;一所"以教育科研为先导的实验学校,以英语特色为核心的育才学校,以服务社会为内涵的新型学校";一所以自己的理念和实践,同家长一起践行"咱们的孩子、咱们的学校、咱们共同努力"这一家校合作口号的学校,你们的学校环境优雅,你们的老师技艺高超,你们学校的教育教学质量高,成绩斐然,刚才给你们学校授牌就是对你们学校的充分肯定。
少先队员、小朋友们,你们是幸运的一代,也是肩负重担的一代。古人言:千里之行,始于足下。少年时代是美好人生的开端,远大的理想在这里孕育,高尚的情操在这里萌生,良好的习惯在这里养成,生命的辉煌在这里奠基,繁荣昌盛的美好前景在召唤着我们。我们要努力提高自身素质,在新的人生起点上,再接再厉,使自己成为新世纪祖国建设需要的栋粱之材。同时,也希望我们师范附小再接再厉,争取更大的荣誉。
篇8:腊八节初二英语作文
全文共 1355 字
+ 加入清单Laba rice porridge contains glutinous rice , red beans, millet, Chinese sorghum, peas, dried lotus seeds, red beans and some other ingredients, such as dried dates, chestnut meat, walnut meat, almond, peanut, etc. Actually eight ingredients are used, cooked with sugar to make the porridge tasty.
Northerners prefer to use glutinous rice, red beans, dates, lotus seeds, dried pulp, walnuts , pine nuts and other dried fruits in their porridge; southerners like a salty porridge prepared with rice, soybeans, peanuts, broad beans, taro, water chestnuts, walnuts, vegetables and diced meat. In the north, it is a dessert with sugar added; in the south, salt is put in. Some people like to add cinnamon and other condiments to add flavor.
Controlling the heat is of great importance in making Laba porridge. At the start, the flame must be high, but the fire is then turned down to let the porridge simmer until it begins to emit a very delicious smell. The process is time-consuming but not complicated.
Laba porridge is not only easy to prepare, but also a nutritious winter food because it contains amino acids, protein, vitamins and other nutrition people need. Cooked nuts and dried fruit are good for soothing nerves, nourishing one‘s heart and vitality, and strengthening the spleen. Perhaps that is why it is also called babao (Eight Treasure) porridge.
篇9:封信英语翻译
全文共 1153 字
+ 加入清单Today the crime rate in cities of our country is rising. Many citizens
often complain about the thefts and robberies that have taken palce in the areas
they live in and appeal to the governments at all levels to take effective
measures to reduce the crime rate.
如今犯罪发生率在我国众多城市呈现出上升趋势。许多公民常常抱怨在他们生活的地方,偷窃和抢劫常发生。他们希望各级政府能采取有效措施来减少犯罪发生率。
Faced with criminals, some people are so frightened that they shamelessly
give up the fight and other people turn a blind eye to them. However, some
people are brave enough, to risk their lives to fight the criminals.Their
fearless actions prevented the criminals from doing evils, saved the victims,
and protected the public properties.
面对罪犯,好些人因为过于害怕而无耻地放弃了斗争,和其他人一样,睁一只眼闭一只眼。可是,还是有些人有足够的勇气与罪犯斗争。他们无惧罪犯的行动阻止了犯罪分子做邪恶的事情,拯救了受害者并保护了公共财产。
To reduce the crime rate, we all the people should receive a law education.
Criminals must be severely punished. Meanwhile we should set up a foundation to
reward those who fight criminals. It is also important to call on people to
learn from those heroes and encourage more people to stand up to crime.
为了降低犯罪率,我们所有人都应该接受法制教育。罪犯必须受到严惩。同时,我们应该建立一个基金来奖励勇于与犯罪分子斗争的人。号召人们向英雄学习并鼓励更多的人抵抗犯罪也是一件非常重要的事情。
篇10:关于旅游的英语作文
全文共 495 字
+ 加入清单In last summer vacation ,I went to Beijing with my family.First ,we went to the Great Wall,where we met a lot of foreigners and we also took a lot of photos.They all like our culture and beautiful senery.Second.we went to the summer palace ,where the previous emporers spent summer in the old days.Third,we went to the Forbidden City .Finally ,we went to Wangfujing Street where we tasted much delicious food.In a word,we had a great time during the vacation and we leanred a lot from this tour.
篇11:假期旅游的英语作文
全文共 1251 字
+ 加入清单Travels on Holidaysin China
Nowadays, more and more people like to travel in their holidays. The other day I read a report about the ways people spend their holidays. It is reported that in recent yiars several new holiday habits have been developed. Among them, the most interesting one is the growth of the so-called holiday camps.
From the report we can see that in 20XX,40 percent of people stayed at home for holidays. But now the proportion has reduced to 9 percent. More people go out for fun. The proportion of camping and traveling abroad was increasing steadily, from 10 percent in 20XX to 38 percent in 20XX, and 12 percent in 20XX to 26 percent in 20XX respectively. People enjoy the fresh air, clean Water and green hills when they go camping in the suburbs. In 20XX,38 percent people enjoyed going to the seaside while in 20XX only 27 percent prefer to go there. What great changes!
Why did those changes appear? I think there are several reasons. First, it s because people can afford traveling. Second, people prefer to pursue a high-quality and colorful life. Third, their attitudes to relaxation have changed. Less people want to save much money by leading a simple life. In short, peoples living standard today has been rising greatly.
篇12:我喜欢看喜剧英语作文及翻译
全文共 401 字
+ 加入清单I like to watch comedy so much, because it makes me laugh happily and I will forget about the annoyance. The comedies from Zhou Xingchi are my favorite, no matter how many times I watch them, I just can’t help laughing out loudly. Watching comedy is a good way to relax, it helps me to keep the good mood.
我很喜欢看喜剧,因为喜剧能让我开怀大笑,我也会忘记烦恼。周星驰的喜剧是我最喜欢的,无论我看多少次,我都会情不自禁地笑出来。看喜剧是放松的好方法,它能让我保持好心情。
篇13:英语封信带翻译
全文共 1153 字
+ 加入清单I do not like teamwork in most time. Because I think it is hard for the
whole team to hold the same view. It is a waste of time to argue with each other
then make a compromise. But recently I have really seen the great power of
teamwork.
Last week we had a play competition. Because of some reasons, we had not
decided the play two days before the competition. Our monitor called the actors
and actresses who had been decided together. Then they think about every plot
together. To my surprise, it seemed that everybody had his or her good idea.
They gave up their weekend to practice the play. Finally our team won good marks
and were given the opportunity to participate in the final competition.
Teamwork is really powerful. No matter learning in school or working in the
future, we have to work in a team sometimes. So, try to establish the spirit of
teamwork. It will surely help you achieve success.
在大多数时间我不喜欢团队合作。因为我认为它是困难的为整个团队持有同样的观点。这是一个浪费时间争论然后互相妥协。但最近我真的见过伟大的团队合作的力量。
上周我们有一个玩的竞争。因为一些原因,我们没有决定竞争前的玩两天。我们的班长叫男女演员曾决定在一起。然后他们一起思考每一个情节。令我惊奇的是,似乎每个人都有他或她的好主意。他们放弃了周末练习。最后给出我们的团队赢得了好成绩,参加总决赛的机会。
团队合作真的很强大。无论在学校学习或工作在未来,有时我们必须在一个团队工作。所以,尝试建立团队合作的精神。它一定会帮助你取得成功。
篇14:英语封信带翻译
全文共 574 字
+ 加入清单Hello! My name is Mingming. I am a pupil. I like speaking English very
much. I go to school five days every week. Every day I go to school on foot.
Because my school is not near my home. I like my school. There are about 3500
students and 54 teachers in my school. And I study in Grade 4. There are 45
students in my class. My English teacher is tall and handsome . I love him very
much. Welcome to my school. You must be very happy.
你好!我的名字叫明明。我是一个小学生。我非常喜欢说英语。我每周要去学校五天。我每天步行去上学。因为我的学校不是在我家附近。我喜欢我的学校。在我的学校里大约有3500名学生和54老师。我在四年级学习。在我的班级里有45个学生。我的英语老师又高又帅。我非常喜欢他。欢迎来到我的学校。你一定很开心。
篇15:我的理想工作英语作文带翻译
全文共 871 字
+ 加入清单导语:你有没有想过以后要做什么工作呢?每个人都有自己的理想工作,可能会随着年龄而改变,但是不变的是我们那份坚持努力的信心,下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文,欢迎阅读与借鉴,谢谢!
Recently we did a survey in our class in order to learn about students’ ideal jobs. Here’s a report about my group members’ ideas.
Mary wants to be a fashion designer because she likes beautiful clothes and is good at drawing. Kate wants to be a gardener, she lives plants, and she wants to make the cities better. Mike would like to be a writer. He’d like to share his wonderful stories with others. Tom would like to be a cook. He’d like to cook delicious food for others. I would like to be a policeman. I want to protect the people safe.
Hopefully everyone can realize their dreams in the future.
【参考译文】
最近我们在班上做了一次调查,以了解学生的理想工作。这是一篇关于我组成员想法的报告。
玛丽想成为时装设计师,因为她喜欢漂亮的衣服,擅长绘画。凯特想成为一名园丁,她生活的植物,她想使城市更好。迈克想当作家。他愿意和别人分享他的精彩故事。汤姆想当厨师。他想为别人做可口的食物。我想成为一名警察。我要保护人民安全。
希望每个人都能在未来实现自己的梦想。
篇16:初二英语作文写给朋友的一封信
全文共 465 字
+ 加入清单Dear X:
We have not seen each other for a long time. I miss (think of) you very much. I wish (that) I had wings and could fly to your home. However, this is impossible!
Father (My father) has gone abroad of late. If I had had time then, I would have accompanied him. Only Mother (my mother) and I are at home now (at present). We are leading (living) a quiet and happy life. We look as if we were fairies. I hope (that) I can hear from you very often.
Sincerely yours.
篇17:英语日记大全带翻译
全文共 398 字
+ 加入清单Yesterday was my birthday, so some of my classmates sent me presents。 Mother prepared a tea party for me。 I invited all of them to e and take part in it。The tea party began at half past six。 There were cold drinks and refreshments。 We ate, talked and laughed。 We felt that we were the happest men in the world。翻译:昨日是我生日,所以有几位我的同班同学送我礼。母亲给我准备一个茶会。我邀请他们都前来参加。茶会下午六点半开始。有冷饮和点心。我们又吃又谈又笑。我们觉得是世界上最快乐的人。
篇18:关于旅游的英语作文
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+ 加入清单I love traveling. Traveling not only broadens my horizons but also opens my eyes to the world. Whats more, it refreshes me. You can go to Disneyland and experience what its like to be “a child again!” You can visit one of the “seven wonders of the world,” such as the Grand Canyon and feel the magnificence of nature! You can taste the “magicial” ice water on a glacier, which can help you become more beautiful and make you live longer. Just forget all trifles and burdens that you have in your mind. Experience is a type of living knowledge. Youll be sure to experience many new things when traveling. You dont even need a tour guide if you long for more freedom. Just dont forget to bring your backpack!
篇19:短篇英语日记带翻译
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+ 加入清单Today ,my mother and I cleaned the house. I cleaned the windows hard because
it is so dirty. Then I cleaded it again. After that, I cleaned the floor and
swept it. I thought it is dirtier than windows. Then I cleaned the tables and
lots of chairs. We washed all of the clothes and quilts. Until four o`clock, we
tidied all of the rooms up. My room was the cleanest and brightest. I was so
happy and satisfied. Then my mother said: "You`re successful."
今天,我的母亲,我打扫了房间。我擦窗户难的,因为它太脏了。然后我cleaded一遍。之后,我打扫地板和清扫。我认为这是肮脏窗口。然后我打扫桌子和大量的椅子。我们所有的衣服和棉被。4点钟之前,我们整理所有的房间。我的房间是最亮的。我非常高兴并且很满意。然后我母亲说:“你是成功的。”
篇20:2024关于万圣节的英语资料大全带翻译
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+ 加入清单万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。以下是小编带来的关于万圣节的英语资料大全,希望对你有帮助。
Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films arevery happy.
Halloween (or Halloween) is an annual holiday observed on October 31, which commonly includes activities such as trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, carving jack-o-lanterns, bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
History
Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while "some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, whose original spelling was Samuin (pronounced sow-an or sow-in)".The name is derived from Old Irish and means roughly "summers end".Snap-Apple Night (1832) by Daniel Maclise.Depicts apple bobbing and divination games at a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland.The name Halloween and many of its present-day traditions derive from the Old English era.
The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even ("evening"), that is, the night before All Hallows Day.[4] Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English (ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints), All-Hallows-Even is itself not attested until 1556.
11月1日 -- 万圣节 All Saints Day
11月2日 -- 墨西哥的鬼节 Day of Death
万圣节(All Saints Day, All Hallows Day或Hallowmas) 是每年11月1日的欧美大节日。
Halloween 是 All Hallows Eve 的缩写,万圣节前夜的意思,指10月31日的晚上。
For thousands of years people have been celebrating different holidays and festivals at the end of October. The Celts celebrated it as Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”, with “sow” rhyming with cow)。 The Irish English dictionary published by the Irish Texts Society defines the word as follows:
“Samhain, All Hallowtide, the feast of the dead in Pagan and Christian times, signalizing the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season, lasting till May, during which troops (esp. the Fiann) were quartered. Faeries were imagined as particularly active at this season. From it the half year is reckoned. also called Feile Moingfinne (Snow Goddess)。(1) The Scottish Gaelis Dictionary defines it as ”Hallowtide. The Feast of All Soula. Sam + Fuin = end of summer.“(2) Contrary to the information published by many organizations, there is no archaeological or literary evidence to indicate that Samhain was a deity. The Celtic Gods of the dead were Gwynn ap Nudd for the British, and Arawn for the Welsh. The Irish did not have a ”lord of death“ as such.
The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.www.
When the Romans conquered the Celts in the first century A.D., they added parts of their festivals, Feralia and Pomona to the tradition. Feralia was a festival to honor the dead and Pomona was a harvest festival named after the goddess of fruit (apples) and trees.
Around the eigth century, the Christian church made November 1 All Saints Day to honor all of the saints that didnt have a special day of their own. Over the years these festivals combined, the mass held on All Saints Day was called Allhallowmas (the mass of all Hallows - saintly people)。 The night before was known as All Hallows Eve. Eventually this name became Halloween.
In the 1800s, as a lot of people emigrated to the U.S., the holidays and traditions of different cultures merged. Halloween was not always a happy time. October 31, or the night before took on other names. Some called it Devils or Hell night, to others it was mischief night. Here in Vermont, the night before is called cabbage night. To some people this became a time to play tricks on others. Some of these tricks were not fun at all. Luckily, community groups and individuals took action and started to change Halloween into a family event. Dressing up in costumes and going ”trick or treating“, costume parades, community parties and Fall festivals are some of the ways that Halloween is celebrated today.
Other countries have different Fall festivals to honor the deceased.
The Festival of the Dead is one of the most important happenings in both Palermo and the rest of Sicily. The second of November is a festival day for the children of Palermo as, according to tradition,they were made to believe that their dead relatives would return the night before and leave them traditional sweets and cakes on the table (Martorana fruit, which is almond paste made into the shape of different fruit)。 They would also receive puppets of boiled sugar and toys. Its one way of keeping the memory of their dead relatives and loved ones alive.
一年中最”闹鬼“的这天夜里,各种妖魔鬼怪、 海盗、 外星来客和巫婆们纷纷出动。在基督纪元以前,凯尔特人在夏未举行仪式感激上苍和太阳的恩惠。
当时的占卜者点燃并施巫术以驱赶据说在四周游荡的妖魔怪。后来,罗马人用果仁和苹果来庆祝的丰收节与凯尔特人的10月31日溶合了。
在中世纪,人们穿上动物造型的服饰、 戴上可怕的面具是想在万圣节前夜驱赶黑夜中的鬼怪。尽管後来基督教代替了凯尔特和罗马的宗教活动,早期的习俗还是保留下来了。现在,孩子们带着开玩笑的心理穿戴上各种服饰和面具参加万圣节舞会,这些舞会四周的墙上往往悬挂着用纸糊的巫婆、 黑猫、 鬼怪和尸骨,窗前和门口则吊着龇牙裂嘴或是面目可憎的南瓜灯笼。孩子们还常常试图咬住悬挂着的苹果。
美国和加拿大的孩子们在这天穿戴上古怪的服饰去按邻居家的门铃,并按传统发出”是款待我还是要我耍花招“的威胁。邻居们不管是否被吓着,总是准备了一些糖果、 苹果等点心,孩子们则一一收入自己的袋内。
万圣节其实不是基督教的节日。2500年前,爱尔兰的凯尔特人(Celts)以10月31日为一年的最後一日,11月1日是新一年的开始,也象徵冬天的来临。
凯尔特人相信死亡之神Samhain在10月31日的晚上会和鬼魂一起重返人间,寻找替身。因此他们燃点火炬,焚烧动物以作为死亡之神的献礼。还会用动物的头或皮毛做成的服饰打扮自己,发出古怪的声音,使死亡之神认不出自己,避过灾难。这就是今天万圣节化妆舞会的由来。过了当晚,鬼魂回到阴间,一切回复平静。
基督教兴起,教徒沿袭万圣节传统,万圣节的意义慢慢改为纪念为献身於神而死亡的人(holies)。
附带一提,11月2日是墨西哥的鬼节(Los Dias de los Muertos, Day of the Dead)。当天家家户户都烘烤动物造型的面包和煮鸡肉等食物,并在供桌上面放置玩具,以期待早逝的孩童们回到家中玩耍。也可以陈列鲜花、 水果、 照片和彩绘的骷髅头,接待仙逝长辈。
墨西哥人认为,鬼魂和人一样需要及时行乐,所以鬼节宛若一场嘉年华会,人们带着面具到处游走,吃骷髅形状的糖,面包上还装饰有鬼的形像。黄昏时刻,全家人一起到墓园清理墓地,妇女们或跪或坐整夜祈祷,男人们交谈或唱歌,在子夜中烛光忽闪忽灭充满了整个墓园,游唱歌者为已逝亡者的灵魂高歌吟唱。
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